Month: July 2025

According to a report from KCTV, the City of Kansas City has rejected a work injury settlement that would have paid more than $900,000 to a now-terminated firefighter who was at the wheel of a crash that killed three people. Local officials stress that the money should be used for safety training. Here, our Kansas […]

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Tags: brain injury, personal injury, traumatic brain injury

According to a report from KSHB 41 Kansas City, a teenager was killed in a tragic head-on crash in Platte County. The victim, 18-year-old Emmelie Rodriguez of Kansas City, Kansas, was traveling northbound on Missouri 45 Highway. Her vehicle had a near head-on collision with a BMW being driven in the opposite direction by a […]

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According to a report from The Kansas City Star, a drunk driver recently struck and killed a woman after reportedly being “over-served” at a bar in Missouri. The driver, 34-year-old Jessica Przygoda of Illinois, is facing felony criminal charges over the incident. A wrongful death lawsuit filed by the victim’s family alleges that Ms. Pryzgoda […]

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Tags: brain injury, personal injury, traumatic brain injury

In March of 2025, Consumer Affairs published an analysis on teenage drivers in the United States. The researchers determined that Missouri has the “fourth worst for teen drivers overall.” It is an alarming finding for parents in our region because teenagers in all 50 states are more likely to get into a crash than the […]

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Tags: brain injury, personal injury, traumatic brain injury